The impact of childhood malnutrition on schooling: evidence from Bangladesh
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Article Title | The impact of childhood malnutrition on schooling: evidence from Bangladesh |
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ERA Journal ID | 6022 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Khanam, Rasheda (Author), Nghiem, Hong Son (Author) and Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Biosocial Science |
Journal Citation | 43 (4), pp. 437-451 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0021-9320 |
0300-9645 | |
1469-7599 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932011000149 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/impact-of-childhood-malnutrition-on-schooling-evidence-from-bangladesh/2DC139C4894F0FAD5F8F687801461023 |
Abstract | This paper examines the impact of childhood malnutrition on schooling performance in rural Bangladesh. The results reveal that malnourished children are less likely to enroll in school on time and achieve an age appropriate grade by 26 percentage points and 31 percentage points, respectively. Other important determinants of schooling outcomes include infrastructure and education level of parents. One major contribution of this paper is the control for the endogeneity of malnutrition status, which otherwise may lead to bias estimates. |
Keywords | malnutrition; schooling; South Asia; Bangladesh |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440499. Development studies not elsewhere classified |
321099. Nutrition and dietetics not elsewhere classified | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0qw8/the-impact-of-childhood-malnutrition-on-schooling-evidence-from-bangladesh
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